Bekkali said he's looking to invest in companies in the financial and consumer sectors.

"They will benefit the most from any structural improvements in financing costs and improvements in the local economy," he said.

Still, other analysts are not convinced that Ramaphosa is the right person for the job.

"[He] was part of the policies that have led to the decline of South Africa, so why do people think all of a sudden he's got some hidden secrets that he is going to put in place," Moeletsi Mbeki, deputy chairman of the South African Institute for International Affairs, told CNNMoney earlier this week.